Andrew Marmery

Andrew is the Clothworkers' Science Demonstration Technician at the Ri. He's a veteran of eight series of Christmas Lectures, having arrived as an extra pair of hands for Monica Grady's lectures in 2003, and then stuck around ever since. He also prepares demonstrations that illuminate (often literally) much of the rest of the Ri's events and activities.

The Theatre

The original theatre was finished in 1801. Made of wood and featuring steeply raked seating it was modelled on anatomy theatres and could hold up to a thousand people. For over two centuries the Theatre has hosted some of the world's greatest scientists.